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Well, while you lucky (or maybe unlucky) people across the pond have had it on DVD for 2 months now, we're finally getting a release this Tuesday (as are you I understand). I saw this a second time last week before it left the theatres, and it is without a doubt, the best film of 2006 in my eyes. This is the second insta-purchase for me this year so far. And I very rarely do that anymore. Sorry, I'm just really excited about owning what is truly cinematic art, and one of the best movies made in years.

it's okay. Probably was expecting too much. Can't put finger on why it's only just 'okay'. Everyone is doing a great job on the movie and I'm a big supporter of Clive Owen. I appreciate that I'm in a minority here as most peole seem to love this film, but I think the more films strive for reality the less satisfying as cinema they become for me. As for the long takes, I was aware, prior to watching, the film that they existed but to be honest I wasn't really aware of them as I was watching the film. I suppose you can then go back and watch it again just to 'marvel' at the long takes but they don't make or break the film. Content wise the film would be exactly the same without them. As far as I can see it was just the director trying stuff out. Which is fine. We've been watching Tony Scott try stuff out for the past 5 years or so. He seems to have got it all out of his system by now though, judging by Deja Vu.

I'll have to watch C.O.M again sometime. Maybe it is indeed the cinematic equivalent of the second coming and I'm just not seeing it.

I f**king sobbed like a baby towards the end there. That long take 'action' scene is one of the finest works of screen direction I've seen since LOTR. It almost rivals some of the similar stuff Speilberg does in Minority REport and Saving Private Ryan. I didn't think I could love any movie this year more than The Fountain, but Children of Men is just fantastic.

Finally out in wide release now over here. Pity no one will ever see it. This is the best movie I've seen in a long time. This and "The Fountain" are two of my four or five must owns for this year in DVD. The only CGI I could think of in there were the screens and the game, and maybe the statue of David. Great movie, I don't think I've seen a tracking shot done that well (with exception to Scorsese) in a long time. Bravo. Go see it now, before it's too late.

Oi. I'm one of those monkeys. But I am one of the last few well trained monkeys. I've 'projected' for Kubrick, Cameron, Stone, Scorcese and Darabont to name(check) a few and they all went away happy.

But you are quite correct, there is no quality training happening now. Current thinking with the multiplexes is to get ushers to also work in projection. This is not the way to go but it's going that way and experiences like Chris's are the norm now and it's only going to get worse. That's why we need digital cinema pronto then at least the audience will get a passable presentation.

Nic Mall wrote: Both :D

Lucky for us though the trailers at Cineworld are about three hours long. So we didn't miss the beginning of the film.

If it's anything like my Cineworld there's a clause that stipulates that the image must not be projected entirely on the screen - some parts must spill out onto the wall. Three of the five films I saw last week were misaligned, and they only corrected two out of the three after I complained. Obviously run out of trained monkeys.

I beg of you all now, please, use spoiler tags before discussing this so called "Twist" ending. The title of the thread makes it seem it is about the quality of the film (as the original poster did, making reference to style and technique, etc.), and while every discussion about a film being good or bad usually requires reference to the plot, but for someone who has waited a long time to see this and doesn't want any major plot points revealed, it'd be appreciated by me, and many others who click the link to see what others thought of it (good/bad, not "Wow! It was awesome when they revealed the Butler did it!").

Those long single-take action sequences were nicely done. Tom Yum Goong had a similar bit but with CoM, it was a lot more frequent.

Agreed there is a shortage of good films atm (although I personally preferred Clerks II to the first - loved both). I have a cineworld pass but the Aberdeen branch only screens mainstream garbage (*yawn*). Glasgow has a much better selection. Next film I'm looking forward to is the Prestige (Nolan).

Saw it last night and loved it. I liked the way there was no attempt to explain everything and even though Clive Owen is in every scene, all of the characters had their own back-story. Cuaron could have dragged it out to a 3 hour epic but kept it moving forward all the time, which is refreshing given that so many of the major releases since LOTR have been fairly bloated affairs.

Going to see it on the weekend with my brand spanking new Cineworld Unlimited card. Seems like it's the only decent film around at the moment, and I missed all the c**p like Snakes on a Plane that would have been a laugh to see for free. Clerks II was a disappointment.

As per title really. One of the finest scf-fi/political commentaries I've seen in a long while. Love the director's unique visual style, his long single take action shots, seamless CGI. Brilliant, absolutely superb.